tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818242304034182219.post4472905803113798292..comments2023-04-26T04:36:47.052-05:00Comments on Bailing Water: Holy Word - 30 + year old congregation receives extensive mission dollarsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818242304034182219.post-79586475643808360042011-05-31T22:04:23.813-05:002011-05-31T22:04:23.813-05:00What point are you making?
Our congregation is dr...What point are you making?<br /><br />Our congregation is drowning in red ink...we are an "established" WELS congregation....<br /><br />One of our members during a congregational forum asked about the possibility of obtaining "Schwann" funds.<br /><br />If the truth were known, probably at least one third of WELS congregations could be closed and merged with neighboring congregations, making a more viable congregation from two or more faltering churches.<br /><br />Of course, the overall number of pulpits would drop rather dramatically.,...<br /><br />But just because a congregation has been around for 30 years doesn't mean it is self sufficient....<br /><br />Sad but trueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com